Suppose I have a blueprint of a house that has many walls (some straight, some indented, etc.). I have the measurements of the lengths of all walls, all around the house. I assume that if I add all the measurements together, I get the perimeter, right? How do I figure out the square footage of...

Hi, I'd like to buy a home; I know the area according to the official records but I'd like to double-check by measuring the actual area. I walked along the perimeter of the land and it equals 452 meters. The shape of the land does not resemble any frequantly used geometrical figures; very...

2(L+W)=Perimeter of a rectangle Area=131/2 square units L of one side = 1/5 the measurement of the perimeter Can the Perimeter be found? If so, what is the answer?

How do I tell / show my daughter how to find the perimeter of something ? (she is in the 5th grade.

How can it be proved that among all the triangles of equal base and area, the perimeter of the isosceles triangle is the least? Please give the detailed proof.